Providence RI

Electrolizing Inc. — a chromium-coating facility located in northern Providence — was found to have violated 13 hazardous waste regulations by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. The violations, cited in a Notice of Intent to Enforce sent to the plant’s general manager, include insufficient labeling, failure...

BOSTON – A Fall River man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug distribution offenses involving cocaine base, more commonly known as crack cocaine. Antonio Calderon, 44, pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of 28 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing cocaine base. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Patti B. Saris scheduled sentencing for Feb. 2, 2027. Calderon was arrested and charged in November 2025 and remains in federal custody.

The Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport employee arrested for attempting to bring an unloaded firearm and knife through a security checkpoint was just days into working as the director of operations, 12 News has learned.

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — A driver suffered minor injuries after a car went off Interstate 295 North near Hartford Avenue and into the woods Wednesday evening, according to Rhode Island State Police. The crash happened before 7 p.m. No other vehicles were involved, police said. The driver was transported...

Subdivisions creating new lots for single-family homes were approved on Butler Street and Hoffman Avenue/Melody Lane. Zoning changes responding to 2026 state laws, including limits on parking requirements near frequent transit stops, now go to the City Council. A draft mixed-use overlay for Broad Street, Elmwood and We

Surplus money from fiscal 2026 is now set aside for capital work, including the fire station floor and possibly paving. The fire department will replace old hose and buy two defibrillators with a federal grant. Residents dealing with rats can report problems to minimum housing, but no bait-box program exists yet; counc

(WJAR) — A local family has used a painful tragedy to create something good. Sadly, Olivia Knighton's life was cut short after a boating accident during a family vacation in 2023. She was only 11 years old. Olivia's the daughter of Britney and Brad Knighton, who was a goalie...

(WJAR) — It was 5 years ago when the Columbus Day Feast returned to Federal Hill for the first time since COVID scaled it back. It also coincided with a new name for the holiday, as Brian Crandall reported on October 8th, 2021. While many state and local governments...

The Harmony Dog Training kennel on Patterson Avenue lost its license renewal on a 7-0 vote, and the board separately found sufficient evidence of a public nuisance. The council asked police, public works and zoning to enforce overnight truck and trailer parking and dumping rules along an industrial highway by a city pa

A performance audit released Wednesday revealed that Rhode Island's Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals has failed to ensure opioid treatment providers are complying with state and federal regulations.